The Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 30th August 2018.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the following authorities—

(a) the Greater Manchester Combined Authority(1);

(b) the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority(2);

(c) the West of England Combined Authority(3).

(1)

The combined authority was established by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 (S.I.2011/908).

(2)

The combined authority was established by the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/865). Article 3(2) provides that “the combined authority is to be a body corporate and to be known as the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority. However, section 104(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20) applies section 97 of the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26) (change of name of ITA) to a combined authority as it applies to an Integrated Transport Authority and on 1 April 2014 the Combined Authority passed a resolution, in relation to which the requirements mentioned in section 97(2) were met, to change the name by which the Combined Authority is known from the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

(3)

The combined authority was established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126).